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Born in Montreal, Quebec in 1982, Malinowski’s family moved to Vancouver, British Columbia when he was three years-old. He attended St. George’s School[2] where he played his first show at the age of 16 as part of a school talent night. He received the Rigg Scholarship in his last year of high school. He attended Queen’s University[3] where he graduated with a Bachelor Of Fine Arts Degree in 2003. He met Eon Sinclair at Queen’s and after discovering their mutual love of reggae music, decided to form their own band, Bedouin Soundclash, with fellow Queen’s student, Patrick Pengelly. By the end of third year, they signed to Stomp Records and had toured across Canada. In 2005, Malinowski moved to Toronto to pursue music full-time. In 2009, Malinowski co-founded Pirates Blend Records.[4] Malinowski participated in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games Torch Relay, carrying the torch through part of the downtown Vancouver course.[5] Upon moving home to Vancouver in 2012, Malinowski started volunteering at St. James Academy[6] on the lower east side in Vancouver. He taught songwriting to kids in the after-school and summer programs. The students from St. James appear on Jay Malinowski & The Deadcoast’s Indian Summer EP, as well as their 2014 full-length album, Martel.[7] In 2013, he walked the Camino de Santiago, a well-known pilgrimage walk that stretches from the Pyrenees Mountains to Santiago de Compostela on the western coast of Spain.

On February 16, 2010, Malinowski released his first solo album, Bright Lights & Bruises. The record was said to be like a diary for him.[11] Steve Bays and Paul Hawley of Hot Hot Heat provided backing instrumentation for the record. He toured in support of this album with Michael Rault and Kinnie Starr as opening acts.[12]

Malinowski recorded a five song EP with Cœur de pirate and The Bronx at The Bronx’s studio in Van Nuys, California under the band name Armistice. The EP was released February 15, 2011 and contains the single "Mission Bells".[13]

After moving back to Vancouver in April 2012, Malinowski started collaborating with local string trio, The End Tree.[14] The End Tree joined Malinowski, eventually becoming known as The Deadcoast in recordings and on stage. In July, 2012, it was announced that Malinowski would perform alongside Chuck Ragan, Cory Branan, Emily Barker, and Rocky Votolato for the European leg of the 2012 Revival Tour.[15] In November 2012, Jay Malinowski & The Deadcoast released a five song EP, Indian Summer, to coincide with their tour in Europe as part of the Revival Tour. On February 11, 2014, they released an eighteen song full-length album, entitled Martel.[16] Malinowski explains that the concept behind the album was loosely based on a distant French Huguenot relative of his, Charles Martel.[17] The album is divided into two distinctive parts, the Pacific and the Atlantic. The first single, "Patience Phipps", was based on a name that Malinowski found in his family tree.[18]

In 2014, Malinowski inked an e-book publishing deal with Harper Collins for the March 18th release of the first chapter, Skulls & Bones, from the book of the same name.[19] The seven chapter e-book is being released in parts every six weeks and will be released as a complete e-book in November 2014. The book is the story of Martel, a sailor who is lost in life and writing to his estranged granddaughter as a source of comfort and justification for his wayward course. The e-book’s enhanced version includes songs and videos from the accompanying Jay Malinowski & The Deadcoast album, Martel, which was released February 11, 2014, as well as original ink drawings by Malinowski.[20]

After graduating Queen’s University, Malinowski mounted a show at Gallery Bibbiane in Toronto. In 2006, his work was part of a group show for Pop Montreal. The Crystal Gallery in Whistler housed a show of his in April 2014[21] and he has recently been commissioned by the Burrard Arts Foundation to create a mural for 2014. Malinowski created the album cover art for Bedouin Soundclash’s first three albums.[22]